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Subject = AWARD RECOMMENDATONS                                            

Folder Title = AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS                                                                           

Parent Organization = 1 MEF       

Unit  = 2ND MARDIV  

Box ID = BX600094

File Cabinet = Week-51 

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          courageous personal comportment again inspired his men, giving the
          battalion's drive significant velocity. During the first day,
          Company B captured over 600 EPW's from the Iraqi 7th and 14th
          Infantry Divisions as well as destroying a reinforced platoon of
          T-55 Tanks.
                Shortly -a-Fter crossing the LOD on G+1,       Captain Gauthier
          engaged    several armored targets to       his direct front while
          maintaining visual contact with Tiger Brigade on his left. Within
          an hour visibility had been reduced to 200 meters as a result of
          fog and burning enemy vehicles. Captain Gauthier quickly moved his
          command vehicle forward well within tank main gun range and
          personally directed several tank engagements. This total disregard
          for his personal safety insured calm on what could have been a
          confusing battlefield, and ispired his Marines to press forward.
          Before consolidating in the defense,       the company had destroyed
          several tanks at close range and forced numerous Iraqi soldiers to
          surrender.
                Throughout the remainder of this period,       Captain Gauthier
          continued to display unbelievable gallantry and courage. His
          relentless drive for mission accomplishment set the tone for the
          battalion's success.     Captain Gauthier personally went about the
          battlefield, well within range of enemy small arms fire, at great
          risk to his life, to direct and inspire his men. His coolness and
          complete composure under enemy fire, steadied his men and kept them
          on course.     During the battalion push north to Al-Jahra he
          skillfully maneuvered Company B, capturing numerous enemy prisoners
          of war, engaged and destroyed T-55 and T-62 tanks, and BMPs from
          the Iraqi Sth Mechanized Brigade, 3d Armored Division, as well as
          T-55 tanks and MTLB armored personnel carriers from the Ist
          Mechanized    Infantry Division. The      gallantry and intrepidity
          displayed by Captain Gauthier ensured the success of Company B, lst
          Battalion, 6th Marines and contributed significantly to the overall
          success of the liberation of Kuwait.



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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 24-MAR-1997